Exam Details
Subject | british literature — iv | |
Paper | ||
Exam / Course | m.a. english | |
Department | ||
Organization | alagappa university | |
Position | ||
Exam Date | November, 2017 | |
City, State | tamil nadu, karaikudi |
Question Paper
M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2017
Third Semester
English
BRITISH LITERATURE — IV
(CBCS 2013 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 x 2 20)
Answer the following questions in 1 or 2 sentences.
1. How is Tire Sias represented as the symbol of Eliot's own
soul?
2. What is the golden bird made of in Sailing to Byzantium?
3. What are the major modern themes dealt with by George
Orwell in 1984?
4. How does Mr. Morel react when she comes to know that
her husband has met with an accident?
5. Why does Paul administer an excessive dose of morphine
to his mother, Mr. Morel?
6. What is the theme of the play, 'Pygmalion'?
7. Who has been called the Father of the theatre of ideas in
England?
8. What is Pozzo's comment on laughing and weeping?
Sub. Code
701301
RW-737
2
Ws5
9. How does George Orwell describe his experience in a
second hand bookshop?
10. Who are And how are 'anglers' referred?
Part B x 5 25)
Answer the following questions choosing either or in
about 200 words each.
11. How do the fertility myths in the Thunder
seem to consume a somewhat greater
significance?
Or
How does the poem, Waste epitomize
the chaotic life of man in the modern society in the
20th century?
12. Comment on Yeats' use of symbols in
Or
The poem, Second Coming'' is a masterpiece of
artistic maturity, marked by the careful selection of
precise details and images Discuss.
13. What were the views of George Orwell on Fascism?
How did he differentiate between Fascism and
Socialism?
Or
and Lovers'' is a novel of conflicts in human
relations Discuss.
14. Compare and contrast the characters of Higgins and
Pickering.
Or
Write a note on the use of imagery and metaphor in
The Portrait of a Lady.
RW-737
3
Ws5
15. Discuss ''Waiting for as an absurd play.
Or
Describe George Orwell's experiences as a bookshop
assistant.
Part C x 10 30)
Answer any three of the following questions in about
800 words each.
16. Comment on the poetic devices used by T.S. Eliot in
Waste
17. Write a critical appreciation of the poem ''Sailing to
Byzantium'' by T.S. Eliot.
18. a number of ways, George Orwell, the writer and the
man, stands out as an interesting, curious and rather
isolated figure''. Discuss.
19. Comment on the use of symbols in Waiting for Godot by
Samuel Becket.
20. Examine James' treatment of the problem of the 'emigree'
American in The Portrait of a Lady.
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Third Semester
English
BRITISH LITERATURE — IV
(CBCS 2013 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 x 2 20)
Answer the following questions in 1 or 2 sentences.
1. How is Tire Sias represented as the symbol of Eliot's own
soul?
2. What is the golden bird made of in Sailing to Byzantium?
3. What are the major modern themes dealt with by George
Orwell in 1984?
4. How does Mr. Morel react when she comes to know that
her husband has met with an accident?
5. Why does Paul administer an excessive dose of morphine
to his mother, Mr. Morel?
6. What is the theme of the play, 'Pygmalion'?
7. Who has been called the Father of the theatre of ideas in
England?
8. What is Pozzo's comment on laughing and weeping?
Sub. Code
701301
RW-737
2
Ws5
9. How does George Orwell describe his experience in a
second hand bookshop?
10. Who are And how are 'anglers' referred?
Part B x 5 25)
Answer the following questions choosing either or in
about 200 words each.
11. How do the fertility myths in the Thunder
seem to consume a somewhat greater
significance?
Or
How does the poem, Waste epitomize
the chaotic life of man in the modern society in the
20th century?
12. Comment on Yeats' use of symbols in
Or
The poem, Second Coming'' is a masterpiece of
artistic maturity, marked by the careful selection of
precise details and images Discuss.
13. What were the views of George Orwell on Fascism?
How did he differentiate between Fascism and
Socialism?
Or
and Lovers'' is a novel of conflicts in human
relations Discuss.
14. Compare and contrast the characters of Higgins and
Pickering.
Or
Write a note on the use of imagery and metaphor in
The Portrait of a Lady.
RW-737
3
Ws5
15. Discuss ''Waiting for as an absurd play.
Or
Describe George Orwell's experiences as a bookshop
assistant.
Part C x 10 30)
Answer any three of the following questions in about
800 words each.
16. Comment on the poetic devices used by T.S. Eliot in
Waste
17. Write a critical appreciation of the poem ''Sailing to
Byzantium'' by T.S. Eliot.
18. a number of ways, George Orwell, the writer and the
man, stands out as an interesting, curious and rather
isolated figure''. Discuss.
19. Comment on the use of symbols in Waiting for Godot by
Samuel Becket.
20. Examine James' treatment of the problem of the 'emigree'
American in The Portrait of a Lady.
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